Odyssey milestone

Odyssey Telecommunications has secured its first service provider in China Telecommunications, Chinasat. The $3.2 billion mobile-communications satellite system will begin operating in 2001. Iridium, ICO and Globalstar all aim to launch rival spacecraft sooner, however. The 12-satellite Odyssey system is led by TRW.

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